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Facebook to Restructure Feed Around Videos to Take on TikTok

Facebook to Restructure Feed Around Videos to Take on TikTok
Facebook to Restructure Feed Around Videos to Take on TikTok
June 16, 2022  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta’s Facebook is planning a redesign to compete with TikTok and will restructure its main feed around videos and tweak its algorithm, The Verge reported,...

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Meta Touts Its Social Commerce System at EMEA Event
Meta Touts Its Social Commerce System at EMEA Event
June 15, 2022  |  Social Commerce

As consumer behaviors and expectations continue changing, online shopping is morphing from an everyday task into a social experience. The adoption of eCommerce and digital...

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Meta’s Giphy Deal Narrowly Clears UK Regulator — for Now
Meta’s Giphy Deal Narrowly Clears UK Regulator — for Now
June 14, 2022  |  Facebook / Meta

A British tribunal that hears appeals of decisions by the U.K.’s main regulator of competition overthrew that agency’s rejection of Facebook parent Meta’s purchase of...

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Quest VR Update Adds Social Hang-Outs on Meta Horizon Home
Quest VR Update Adds Social Hang-Outs on Meta Horizon Home
June 14, 2022  |  Metaverse

The Meta Quest v41 software update is rolling out next week, and Quest’s virtual reality (VR) Horizon Home space is adding social hang-outs, giving users...

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TechREG Weekly EMEA: UK Wants to Strengthen Big Tech, Stablecoin Supervision; EU Policymakers Suggest Changes on Consumer Credit Bill
TechREG Weekly EMEA: UK Wants to Strengthen Big Tech, Stablecoin Supervision; EU Policymakers Suggest Changes...
June 10, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

This week the EU Parliament adopted new rules that will compel all technology providers to have a common USB Type-C charging port for all mobile...

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Behind the Hype, Metaverse Marketing Offers Dismal ROI
Behind the Hype, Metaverse Marketing Offers Dismal ROI
June 09, 2022  |  Metaverse

There has been a staggering amount of hype around “the metaverse” over the past six months to a year, with major brands from McDonald’s to...

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Meta Names Facebook Exec Guy Rosen as Its First CISO
Meta Names Facebook Exec Guy Rosen as Its First CISO
June 06, 2022  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has named company vice president Guy Rosen as the new chief information security officer (CISO), Reuters reported Monday (June...

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Meta Reportedly Developing ‘Basic Ads’ That Use Much Less Data Targeting
Meta Reportedly Developing ‘Basic Ads’ That Use Much Less Data Targeting
June 05, 2022  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta will be looking into new ads that don’t use advanced targeting, meaning less user data would be used or needed, a report said Friday...

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